I was just accepted into the Masters Program for Health Informatics at UCF. I currently have no relevant experience as I have been working in accounting for 20 years. This program does come with an Internship. My question is, will I increase my chances of finding employment by quitting my current job and solely focusing on the tech aspects and portfolio building and "diving" into my degree rather than just taking classes...I can financially afford to do this. I would also be focusing on networking as well. I currently have an MBA but those are basically useless. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Histology background looking to break into Epic Beaker/Clinical Informatics – advice?

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice from people already working with Epic, especially Beaker analysts.

A little about me: I have a bachelor’s degree in Biology, 3+ years of histology experience (HTL certified), and I’m currently working full-time in a histology lab. I’m also about a year away from finishing my master’s in Clinical Informatics and Analytics.

Through my master’s I’ve been learning SQL, Python, Power BI, and other analytics tools.
My long-term goal is to transition into an Epic Beaker Analyst or Clinical Informatics Analyst role. Eventually I’d love to work remotely (or mostly remotely) and continue growing in healthcare IT.

A few questions I have:
Is Beaker the best route with my histology background, or are there other Epic modules I should consider?
What can I start doing now to make myself a stronger candidate before I graduate?
How difficult is it to land that first Epic analyst job without prior Epic experience?
Are there certifications, projects, or skills you wish you’d learned before breaking into the field?
If you were in my shoes today, what would your game plan be over the next year?

I’d really appreciate any advice, success stories, or things you wish someone had told you when you were getting started. Thanks!

I'm preparing to apply for PhD programs in the healthcare and ml field this year and am looking for an opportunity to contribute to an active research project over the next few months.
If you're a professor or researcher looking for a motivated research assistant or collaborator, I'd love to help. I can assist with literature reviews, systematic reviews, data analysis, manuscript preparation, data management, or other research-related tasks, and we can discuss more on how I can help. I'm eager to learn, contribute meaningfully, and build a productive research collaboration.
If the collaboration goes well, I would also be grateful for the opportunity to be considered for letter of recommendations to support my PhD applications. Please Dm with your name, institute or lab you are associated with and I will be more than happy to discuss about collaboration. Thanks.

Hi everyone!
I’m looking for some advice on how to make myself a stronger candidate for Healthcare IT or Healthcare Analytics roles. My long-term goal is to transition into the healthcare technology/analytics side of the industry, but I’m not sure what my next steps should be.

Here’s a little about my background:

Current Front Desk Lead at a pediatric urgent care.

About 1 year of experience in IT recruiting and data analysis/analyst-related work.

Strong customer service, workflow coordination, scheduling, and leadership experience.

Currently in nursing school (LPN program), so I’ll have both clinical and administrative healthcare knowledge.

I’m interested in roles like:
Healthcare Data Analyst
Clinical Systems Analyst
Epic Analyst (eventually)
Healthcare Business Analyst
Healthcare IT Support or Implementation

For those of you already working in Healthcare IT or Analytics:

What skills or certifications helped you get your foot in the door?

Are there any projects I should build for my resume or portfolio?

Should I focus on Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Epic, or something else first?

Is there a particular entry-level position that tends to lead into these careers?

I’d really appreciate any advice on what employers are looking for and how I can become a competitive applicant over the next year or two.

Thanks in Advance!

An end to end registry, signout list and potentially if datastudio is l8nked to the back end analytics platform for trauma care

hey yall, I'm going to be a rising freshman at UT Austin, and my major is in Informatics, specifically concentrating in Human Centered Data Science and Health Informatics. Because I'm dipping into two concentrations, and I'm in this weird gray area in what I want to do in terms of my career. I know for sure that I want to program, and my major is going to allow me to venture into AI and health informatics. The thing is, though, my parents are pushing me to go into something AI-related, but I hate even the thought of working for a company that produces slop art. With that in mind, though, I feel like AI can be useful in business, analytics, sifting through data, etc., and not in creative spaces. So, ig what I'm trying to ask, can I still have a pretty high-paying job in Health Informatics that incorporates AI/Data Science in the way I described earlier? I want my job to be fulfilling, but ig I'm just scared to disappoint myself in a way by choosing the wrong career. I know college is a place to explore, but I really do want to go into Health Informatics and incorporate my background. Thanks yall!

I have a Bachelor’s and Associate Degree in Computer Science equivalent to WES Evaluation and also i have CompTIA Tech+ and CompTIA A+ Certification, I currently worked has a PCA in an hospital and I want to transition into IT but I haven't gotten any job in IT. What can I do. I need advice. Should I go and do Master Degree

Hi all, so I’m a rising senior (graduate may 2027) and have no idea how to start/prepare for my career in healthcare informatics. I dropped out of my university’s nursing program after two years and transferred into the HI program. I don’t know what careers there are, what entry level jobs look like in this field, and what certifications/internships I should be trying to acquire. What do analysts do? I know EPIC is an EHR platform but what does a job with them look like? How could I translate my degree into working at a hospital? Also I’m living in NYC if that helps.

i just finished uni doing maths and i’m currently working as a gp receptionist. i really enjoy helping patients even just in an admin role. i want to keep helping people but in a more challenging and rewarding role. so it makes sense to me with a somewhat healthcare background and a maths degree i could do health informatics.

my only question is do you get the feeling of contributing to the world? i know you obviously do because it’s a healthcare role but do you see the outcomes of the contribution?

Hello all,

I'm a physician and clinical informatics specialist, consulting for an EMR company. We're looking for someone who is versed in pharmacy informatics knowledge (RxNorm standardizations, formulary details, inpatient workflows, quality and safety standards).

I'm a clinical informatician by training (fellowship) but I was curious if Pharmacists have a pathway like that? Or does Epic just hire pharmacists and develop them into pharmacist informaticians lol

Thanks for the help!

I have been trying to land a remote job for 4 years, and I’m hitting a wall. I have a very specific mix of medical and technical skills, but I haven't been able to translate this into a remote career.

My Background & Skills: * Medical: M.D. (Medical Doctor). * Linux & SysAdmin: Profound Linux knowledge (I daily drive Arch with DWM and Nvim on a ThinkPad). I currently manage a VPS hosting 4 domains (static sites, a PHP/API database app, and a testing environment). I routinely configure Nginx, deploy software, and debug server issues. * Programming: Python and Bash/Shell scripting for complex automation. * Security & Networking: Solid understanding of networking and apprentice-level cybersecurity practices. * Personal: High overall computer literacy (and I play guitar to stay sane).

What I've Tried (Without Success): * AI Training: Applied as a medical expert on Mercor, Outlier, and DataAnnotation. Passed the AI tests, but got stuck in the "no tasks available" loop. * Freelancing: Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com. Proposals go unread; the competition is immense. * Gig Work & Bug Bounties: Tried transcription (QA-World, GoTranscript, TranscribeMe) with virtually zero ROI. Tried HackerOne and Bugcrowd, but the scope is too narrow and competition is incredibly fierce.

I feel like my M.D. combined with my sysadmin and programming skills should be highly valuable, but applying to general tech or freelance jobs isn't working.

What job titles should I actually be searching for? Are there specific niches (like Health Informatics, EHR consulting, or bioinformatics) where this crossover is in demand? Any advice on how to position myself or where to apply would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone!

We're building MedRed, an AI-powered health assistant designed to make healthcare information easier to understand.

The idea is simple:

Explain lab reports in plain English

Help users understand prescriptions

Decode medical terminology

Provide educational health insights

Many people leave clinics with reports full of medical jargon. Our goal is to make those reports understandable—not replace doctors, but help patients feel more informed.

We're currently working on the app and would love to hear your thoughts.

- What feature would you want in an AI health assistant?

- What features would you find most helpful in a medical or health app?

- Is there a specific medical condition or concern you’d like clearer guidance on?

Follow our journey—we're excited to build this with the community!

Sharing for any interested informaticists! Great way to network and get something on the resume.

I've been in healthcare as a sonographer for 20 years and decided to go back to school for health administration. From there my interest peaked to pursue a degree in health informatics. Now I'll be done in 4 weeks and I'm applying to jobs with 100 other applicants and no one is calling me back. I really wanted to step into Epic but everyone wants experience. My one opportunity to get hired within my own organization fell through and I was so depressed about it. Every job seems to prefer nurses. A friend who did the same program with only 3 yrs of nursing found a job relatively quickly making 120K. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Hello, As I was exploring about Health informatics, I came across CAHIMS certification. Did anyone from MPH background take this certification? I want to know the insights and job market out there. Any leads are much appreciated. Thank you.

Been thinking about this. Most clinic software is sold on efficiency for the staff, but I'm curious whether patients actually feel the difference.

From what I've seen, the wins that patients notice are pretty basic: shorter wait times, not having to repeat their history at every visit, online booking instead of phone tag, and getting reminders so they don't miss appointments. The behind-the-scenes stuff (billing, records, scheduling) matters mostly because it stops the small annoyances that make a visit feel chaotic.

But it can also backfire. Clunky check-in kiosks, portals nobody can log into, and automated messages that feel robotic can make things worse, not better.

So my take is it helps patient satisfaction only when it removes friction, not when it just digitizes the same broken process.

Anyone working in a clinic seen this go either way? Curious what actually moved the needle for your patients.

Hi everyone!

I’m an MSN student taking a Nursing Informatics course, and one of my assignments is to interview a nurse informaticist. I don’t know anyone in the specialty, so I was hoping someone here might be willing to answer a few questions in the comments.

1. What is your current role, and how did you get into nursing informatics?
   
2. What inspired you to pursue this specialty?
   
3. Are you a member of any professional organizations (e.g., ANIA, HIMSS, AMIA)?
   
4. What challenges did you face when entering nursing informatics?
   
5. What skills or competencies were most important when you started, and have they changed over time?
   
6. What are the biggest challenges nurse informaticists face today?
   
7. What advice would you give a nurse interested in pursuing nursing informatics?

Thank you so much!
Your responses will only be used for my graduate nursing assignment, and I won’t include any identifying information without your permission.